2005: Earned first varsity letter... Defensive Line Award for Columbia game... Had two sacks in his first full varsity campaign... Started all 10 games... Led Yale DEs with 54 total tackles, including 28 solo stops... Had one FF, one RF... 2004: Limited by injury... 2003: Limited by injury... At Notre Dame High: Played football and basketball... Earned three letters in football and captained team... All-Southern Connecticut Conference defensive end... All-Levi Jackson team... Football coachesU all-state... Football team won 2001 Connnecticut class L football championship.... National Honor Society... Spanish Honor Society... Personal: Brendan J. Sponheimer, born Mar. 9, 1984, is the son of John and Mary Ann Spoonheimer... Father, John Sponheimer, was a two-time All-Ivy defensive tackle at Cornell... Brother, Brian Sponheimer, was a three-year letterman at Harvard.